Chapter 987 982 Bodhisattva Lowers His Eyebrows

Chapter 987 982. Bodhisattva lowers his eyebrows

In fact, for Ren Zhongjun, the two young men sitting in front of him are not simple goods.

As the saying goes, an expert can tell the good from the bad with one move.

The first time he dealt with someone was at LeTV headquarters, with this young man named Xu Zhi.

At that time, he only knew that he was the general manager of Yuntu.

Although he doubted that a young man in his early twenties could hold the position of general manager...but in his opinion, this young man might just be the shadow of Director Xu.

He had seen how powerful Director Xu was.

That was not the thinking mode and keen sense of smell that ordinary young people should have.

But this young man...speaking of reason, shouldn't be so scary?

In your twenties, you can play with little stars, drink and spend money, etc. Business? I'm afraid you can't talk about it.

But...when negotiating the business of "Tiny Times", he suddenly realized...this young man has something.

His views are particularly strange.

At all times, people can feel a sense of alienation...looking at the overall situation from a perspective other than interests.

It's useless to talk to him about money, how much money he can make after our cooperation.

He won't talk to you at all.

But if you talk about share swaps, industrial integration, etc., although he doesn't say much, every sentence will give people a strange sense of alienation.

At that time, people in the company were a little confused.

So, everyone said that they would have a few drinks to keep in touch.

As a result... he was born with an allergy to alcohol.

In order to verify the authenticity of this, he even took a sip of beer.

In less than five minutes, his face was as red as a prawn.

Then... what did he say?

"As you can see, I really can't drink. But drinking or not drinking doesn't affect our friendship. So, I will use tea instead of wine and toast you a glass."

When his face was flushed and even his eyes began to be bloodshot, and others began to consider whether to call an ambulance for him, he said this, and then started to talk crazily. After a short while, when the blush faded... the sense of alienation returned again.

Don't talk about money.

Why talk about money?

Talk about strategy.

Talk about dreams.

Talk about planning.

If all these are right, won’t the money come?

He is the kind of person who is insensitive to anything.

He is very difficult to deal with.

But the more difficult one is the vice president next to him named Xu Yang.

The difficult thing about him is that... he can really drink.

Ren Zhongjun has never been to the hospital for drinking in his life. As a result, he met this vice president Xu who was against the wind. After a meal of wine, when he was sober again, his wife was guarding him in front of the bed.

After asking, I found out that he had been injected with sobering injections all night, vomited filth on three sofas in the infusion room, broke a mobile phone, lost a pair of glasses, and because of moving around, the nurse gave him four injections and his arms were bruised and bruised... and the most serious thing was that his wife saw two girls supporting him who was drunk on the roadside, waiting for the "original wife" to come and pick him up...

After that, for a whole half month, he felt sick when he heard the word "wine".

Then every time he dealt with them, he never mentioned drinking.

These two brothers...

Xu Zhi never drank, and he was as calm as the domineering president in the novel.

Xu Yang was not picky about food or meat. When everyone went out for fun, he was the happiest, drank the most, and laughed the loudest. But when it came to business, he was like a mute. His standard rhetoric was:

"Ahahaha~ Don't talk about business when you're drunk. Come on, drink, we're good brothers, clink glasses! If you don't clink glasses, you're not giving face!"

Ren Zhongjun was scared when he saw these two ancestors.

Especially when he heard that such a drinker actually lost a Q7...

Did he take a bath in the wine jar or something?

But he had to admit... The group of young people around Director Xu were really not simple.

No wonder he was so powerful in northern Shaanxi.

I guess his parents were even more powerful.

Otherwise, he couldn't teach such a kid.

While thinking, he took the cigarette handed to him by Xu Yang with a smile.

After taking a look at the name of Ordos, he said:

"I looked for this cigarette but couldn't buy it. It's not sold in Yanjing. I couldn't buy it when I went on a business trip to Hubei~"

"Ah? Can't buy it?"

Xu Yang was stunned for a moment, then said to the secretary next to him:

"Go to my car and bring that box of cigarettes over."

"No, no, no..."

Ren Zhongjun was about to refuse, but Xu Yang waved his hand:

"I always bring these cigarettes from home. I don't care if they are sold outside. Mr. Ren, take a box back to smoke. Next time I go home, I'll bring you two more boxes."

"Not that serious, I just..."

"Hey~"

Xu Yang waved his hand:

"What's wrong with that? Just smoke it."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to reach out and light a cigarette for Ren Zhongjun.

To be honest, Ren Zhongjun's calves trembled when he saw this action.

Because the day he drank too much, this guy said:

"Brother, I'll light a cigarette for you, you have a drink with me."

Ren Zhongjun, who was drunk to the point of being hot-tempered, didn't care what the so-called "one cup" was.

After he finished lighting the cigarette, he watched a shot glass of whiskey fall into the beer glass.

How did that saying go... Right!

Deepwater bomb! Friendship shines brighter!

Just this one sentence, Ren Zhongjun drank a glass and knew nothing.

Fortunately, we were drinking tea today.

Drinking tea won't cause any trouble, right?

There should be no such thing as flammable oolong tea, right?

While lighting a cigarette, Xu Zhi, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, waved to the others in the tea room:

"You all go out."

Several waiters, including his own secretary, went out.

Xu Zhi also lit a cigarette and continued:

"Is Mr. Ren here in the Magic City for business this time? Or is he on vacation? What are your plans for the evening?"

Ren Zhongjun answered without thinking:

"We have arranged a meeting with colleagues from the branch office tonight."

Hearing this, Xu Yang's face was full of regret.

Of course, no one knows what he thinks in his heart.

But he still has to be polite, after all, no matter how he chats, there should be a reason.

"Oh, how can a meeting be held at night? Let's go out for dinner tonight. I'll book a private room. Since we are here, how can we not have a good drink?"

"No, no, no!"

Ren Zhongjun was almost scared to death.

"It's true. There is another promotion for Tiny Times. I came here mainly for this."

"Another promotion?"

Xu Zhi looked a little "confused".

When he spoke, Xu Yang leaned back on the sofa, smoking and drinking tea, and kept silent.

Ren Zhongjun nodded:

"Yes, we found out... Let's just say it's a small window period in the industry. Didn't Mr. Xu find out that basically all movies are not promoted after a week of release? But in fact, we think that after a week, when the popularity tends to stabilize, the effect of the promotion may be better. Because the user group at that time is aimed at how to attract those who are interested in movies but have no strong willingness to consume. So, a week later, "Tiny Times" will start the second wave of publicity offensive. This is the main purpose of my visit this time."

"Oh."

Xu Zhi responded, then turned to Xu Yang and said:

"In fact, this shows the professionalism of Mr. Ren and his team. Under normal circumstances, the box office on the first day is the lowest, but we have 70 million on the first day. This must be the effect of that wave of publicity."

"Of course."

Xu Yang laughed:

"If you ask me, this kind of good thing deserves a drink."

"Hahahaha..."

Ren Zhongjun didn't dare to say anything except a dry laugh.

Afraid of being hit with another "depth charge, friendship shines"...

With Xu Yang's joke, Xu Zhi's next words went straight to the center of the conflict:

"Has Mr. Ren contacted Director Guo?"

"Not yet."

Regardless of whether they have contacted or not, Ren Zhongjun will give this answer.

The two were not surprised.

Xu Zhi said directly:

"I am planning to talk to Director Guo about how to invest in the third part."

Ren Zhongjun's ears subconsciously lifted.

But he immediately returned to normal and smiled:

"Of course, this theme has proven that there is an audience. If there is an audience and a market, it is natural to invest."

"Yes."

Xu Zhi nodded slightly:

"But I can't take care of it now. I am comforting Guo Caijie."

"Oh? What's wrong with her?"

"Haha, nothing, just a little emotion."

After implicitly mentioning his close relationship with "Gu Li", Xu Zhi changed the subject:

"But I estimate that the investment in this third film will be not small."

"Hahaha~ What do you mean, Mr. Xu is still short of money?"

"Yes."

Xu Zhi nodded decisively:

"Luc Besson, does Mr. Ren know him?"

"The director of "Leon: The Professional", right?"

"Yeah. We just agreed on an investment these two days. This amount~"

He held up five fingers.

Ren Zhongjun was stunned for a moment and asked:

"Dollar?"

"Yeah. That's more than 300 million. It may start in the next two months, so I'm worried now. The company's focus will be on Hollywood in the future. This project Yuntu will not be involved, and it will be solely funded by Nifeng. Frankly speaking, we are still under a lot of pressure to cooperate with such an international director, so the next energy may be invested there... I'm a little overwhelmed."

Ren Zhongjun naturally didn't believe Xu Zhi's words.

In fact, he knew, and he also knew that Xu Zhi knew.

Today, everyone sat down to talk about the third part of "Tiny Times".

The company naturally wants to get a share.

After all, we are in a cooperative relationship now, right?

It doesn't make sense for you to take the benefits alone.

You know, the distribution side originally wanted to take advantage of this wave of popularity to expand the company's reputation, but after the investment, the box office suddenly exploded...A fool would know what to do next?

It's better to stick to this IP than to invest in 10,000 mediocre film and television works.

So, the company must get involved in "Tiny Times" 3.

But the question is how to distribute it.

They can’t fall out with Nifeng…or Xu Xin and others for the time being.

Absolutely not.

That would make all the artists attracted think that their company is petty.

So, this time, they must use the most appropriate way to reach a cooperation that both parties agree on. The most important thing is to send a signal to the outside world, that is, LeTV Pictures is capable of helping film and television works to achieve "take-off".

But what Xu Zhi meant by this...

Why does it sound so strange?

At first glance, the truth is revealed.

Is it a trap?

He is not the type who gets elated immediately when he sees that his goal is likely to be achieved.

Interests are like meat.

Everyone wants to get the biggest piece.

We are all predators, and we all know it.

When a predator seems to be "willing" to give up its own meat, it only means one thing.

It must have set its sights on another piece of meat.

Bigger!

More!

More... plump!

So, Ren Zhongjun remained calm on the surface, just smiled and said:

"That doesn't mean you have to take full control and do it yourself, there are so many capable people who are against the wind."

Xu Zhi muttered in his heart: old fox.

But he didn't care.

Negotiations require patience.

You go back and forth, and test each other's bottom line.

He didn't expect to really talk about anything during this meeting.

After all, there is still the hurdle of Guo Jingming.

Take it slow.

...

Xu Xin went there and came back on the same day.

He returned home around 10 o'clock in the evening.

He originally thought that Xu Zhi and Xu Yang would take Ren Zhongjun out for dinner in the evening, but they came back in the afternoon.

The brothers had dinner together in the evening.

And when they talked about what they talked about in the afternoon, he thought it was normal.

LeTV is not a fool.

On the contrary, its model is like passing the parcel, treating everyone as a "fool".

Ren Zhongjun is not a fool to be able to reach this position.

However, he didn't worry about this matter, because the bottom line has been drawn.

It doesn't matter if there is no headwind in the third part.

The 60% of the shares in the second part are also valuable.

It depends on how the two talk.

When he got home after 10 o'clock, the children were naturally asleep.

He wanted to go into the house to take a look, but he was also afraid that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were asleep. Who knew that after Yang Dalin heard his movement, he came out of the house and said as soon as he met him:

"Are you hungry?"

"No, I just came back after having dinner over there."

"Oh~Okay. The kids are a little noisy tonight... When will Yang Mi come back?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin knew that the two children must have been very upset tonight.

Otherwise, the old father-in-law wouldn't have been urging his daughter to come back.

But Xu Xin shook his head:

"It's almost time, Dad, don't urge her. She has her own career to be busy, and it's the end of May. The children will be on vacation in more than half a month. If she doesn't come back, we will go find her."

Yang Dalin didn't say anything, just nodded slightly:

"Rest early. Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"

"Go to school."

"Okay, rest."

"Yeah."

Watching his father-in-law return to the bedroom, he quickly washed up, lay on the bed, and sent a message to his wife.

"Are you up?"

It was just after 7 o'clock in Los Angeles time.

Soon, Yang Mi's video came over.

Still dressed in training clothes, still with a face without makeup.

After seeing the background, she showed a surprised expression:

"You're back?"

"Yes."

"Didn't you go in the morning?"

"Go and come back on the same day, it's not an important matter."

"I thought you were going to stay overnight. Didn't they say they would arrange a meal for you?"

"Yes, but I didn't drink. I drank a little at noon. I was not in good condition after returning from Guangxi. I felt uncomfortable after drinking."

Hearing his words, Yang Mi showed a trace of disgust on her face:

"Don't give me that. Didn't they arrange a... health care for you?"

"..."

Xu Xin's mouth twitched.

Ever since Dapeng and Qi Bin came up with such a joke in "Diaosi Man"... my goodness, it's really rampant.

The foot massage and health care industry has taken on something that doesn't belong to them... that's not right.

It should be said that the entire northwest of Shanxi has become a mess.

Regardless of whether it is green or not, when it comes to massage, there will always be a big health care, which is also outrageous.

So, he nodded in agreement with his wife's words:

"It's arranged, such as Yangzhou skinny horse, West Lake vinegar fish, etc., all arranged properly. I ordered twelve, each with a different zodiac sign. Dragons and snakes are fighting, horses and cows are fighting for the right to mate with sheep, dogs are making trouble, and pigs are watching the fun in the video."

"Hahahaha... uh..."

Yang Mi, who was still laughing, suddenly realized that something was wrong, blinked, and her eyes became speechless:

"Hey!"

Then, in Xu Xin's half-smiley eyes, she snorted:

"Hmph, whatever. Anyway, I'll remember this grudge! When I go home for the New Year, I'll catch the geese of their two families and kill them first!"

After saying this, there were waves of restless sounds in the geese's sheds of two families in Xujiawan, Shenmu.

Xu Xin naturally didn't know about this destined "death fate".

And Yang Mi didn't care.

To put it bluntly, how many Yangzhou skinny horses can be better looking than herself? Better at flirting with men than I am?

She still has this confidence.

So she changed the subject:

"I'll go for the audition in early June."

"So soon?"

"Not so soon, it's been a month."

"Go ahead. By now, you're no longer the little guy who needs me to help you analyze your character~ Go ahead, take the best sword in the village, and start your journey..."

"...You have unexpectedly many jokes today, young man. Hehe~ How are the kids?"

"I don't know either. They were both asleep when I came back."

"Okay... Then why don't you go to bed early? Or should I chat with you for a while?"

"What are you doing now?"

"I just finished practicing and plan to do some aerobics. I will leave for New York at noon. There is an event for an Asian radio station... oh, let me tell you, it's so annoying. This promotional event is so uncomfortable."

While she was complaining, Xu Xin's video shook as she stepped on the spinning bike at home.

Not to mention...she knows how to find angles, and she might do it on purpose.

Otherwise, who is a good person who wears sportswear with such a deep career line?

It was a pleasure to watch Xu Xin.

He simply got under the covers and started chatting with her.

But not long after, as her speed increased, a slight gasping sound sounded in the master bedroom.

Finally, Xu Xin hung up the phone dumbfounded.

The bridesmaids really did it on purpose.

It’s because of my little husband who is a widower.

Pooh.

It's really nothing.

Turn off the lights and sleep.

Then in his sleep, he received a message on his phone.

"Tiny Times" third-day box office: 53.2 million.

And when he woke up in the morning and saw the news, he felt a sick sense of security in his heart.

It seems that the lower the box office is, the more it meets expectations.

…

June 1st, Children's Day.

The school for the two kids is better in this regard. It is not the kind of kindergarten that specifically requires companionship.

Children's activities are children's activities. They can be digested by themselves without parents having to worry too much.

Xu Xin received the news in the morning.

The post-studio decoration and renovation that lasted several months at Xiying's Beijing office has finally come to an end.

He was the first order of business after the acceptance, and he happened to be there during Children's Day.

Then I met an acquaintance.

"Hahaha~ Lao Zhu, are you being sent abroad?"

After Zhu Huailiang, who had almost become his royal editor, heard this, he touched his increasingly round belly and said with a smile:

"Come here for a few days and finish working on Director Xu's project before leaving."

Xu Xin nodded:

"Do you have a place to stay? Can I arrange it for you?"

Of course he said it in kind words.

But this kind of thing has to be said regardless of whether the relationship is familiar or not. After all, there are other people in the editing room at the moment.

"No, no, no, let's go live with Director Xu. Where can I get a replacement room?"

"Hahahahaha..."

The two were chatting and laughing, and Xu Xin handed him all the footage of "Breaking Silence" in his hand.

"It's still the same old rule, first cut out a rough main line. The narrative structure of the shot this time is not so fancy, but it's still pretty easy to figure out."

"good."

Zhu Huailiang readily agreed.

Xu Xin handed him the notebook recording editing ideas.

At this point, the post-production of "Breaking Silence" has begun.

…

Xu Xin started post-production here, but Yang Mi was sleeping peacefully in Los Angeles.

After being woken up by the alarm clock, she looked at the date of June 1st and sighed helplessly.

well……

Waking up by yourself means that Children's Day over there has come to an end.

Is this the first time that I have missed Children’s Day with two little ones?

Thinking of this, when she woke up in the morning, the first emotion in her heart was written with the word "sad".

Get out of bed and go into the bathroom to wash up.

She was preparing for the audition as usual.

Today is the audition day for "LUCY".

At 10 a.m., the audition for Luc Besson will begin.

There was plenty of time, so she got up a little later.

When he came out of the bathroom and went downstairs, the servants were already busy with breakfast.

She had nothing to say about whether she was used to this kind of American breakfast, as long as it was enough to satisfy her hunger.

After saying hello, she came to the yard and began to stand and move her body as usual.

Others were already used to the hostess's behavior.

Magical Eastern Kung Fu.

Soon, with 10 minutes left at 7 o'clock, she ended her practice today.

And Sun Ting also got up.

"Good morning, sister."

"Well, morning."

After Yang Mi nodded and said hello, she sat directly at the dining table.

Bacon, scrambled eggs, vegetables, and two slices of bread.

I’m not saying that I don’t know how to eat... but it’s definitely not delicious. But she didn't demand too much.

While eating, she finally turned on her phone.

Master has said that during the period when a person first wakes up from sleep, his whole body and mind are the most relaxed.

Why do you need to get up early to practice Qigong?

The reason is to circulate Qi and blood when the body is relaxed and there are no distracting thoughts, so that the muscles can remember these tricks and mental methods, and feel the interaction between the whole body and nature.

If you have too many distracting thoughts, you will have random thoughts and you will not be able to practice your skills well.

She was convinced.

So before the practice ended, she tried her best to remain silent and undistracted.

But when she turned on her phone, she saw twenty or thirty messages from her husband.

At first she thought something was wrong...the house was on fire?

Or is it that Da Mao has finally completed his historical mission? …What should the next successor be named?

Little Da Mao?

Seems ok.

I don't think it's an emergency. If it was an emergency, I would have called him long ago.

And when she clicked on the chat box... her mood was even less beautiful.

There were photos of Children's Day.

They should have been sent by the school.

She started to look at them one by one, and in almost every photo, she could see Nuannuan and Yangyang in the crowd.

Not bad.

Without their parents.

She felt better.

But as the photos passed by, looking at the innocent smiles of the children, her loneliness and longing began to increase dramatically.

Suddenly... I didn't want to do anything.

I especially wanted to go home and spend time with my children and my lover.

When this emotion filled my heart, I was indifferent to the so-called auditions and Hollywood.

I couldn't say I hated them.

After all, I still had artistic ethics.

She was just indifferent.

She felt that nothing mattered.

Nothing was more important than them.

Especially... when she saw her husband decorate the house at night, a family portrait of five people...

The indifference in her heart began to boil.

She paused eating.

Even the bread in her mouth tasted like chewing wax.

On the side, Sun Ting, who was drinking coffee, noticed something was wrong and asked:

"Sister, what's wrong?"

After the words fell, she met a pair of very rare eyes.

Those eyes lost a lot of emotions.

But they were not empty.

Just made people feel desolate.

"......?"

Sun Ting was stunned.

But the "desolation" disappeared after Yang Mi blinked twice.

Only the aftermath turned into a flat voice:

"It's okay. I miss home."

"Uh..."

Sun Ting thought that missing home shouldn't be expressed in this tone, right?

But Yang Mi didn't say anything more.

She just looked at the photos on her phone over and over again until the meal was over.

When a glass of orange juice was finished, she let out a long sigh:

"Huh..."

Then she got up and left, walking upstairs.

Sun Ting wanted to follow...but considering that her sister didn't continue to do warm-up exercises to make her skin "alive", she probably guessed that she was in a bad mood.

After all...Children's Day in China is about to pass.

Forget it.

...

So, at 9:30, she saw Yang Mi coming downstairs again.

She just put on light makeup, wore ordinary clothes, and walked downstairs.

And the moment she saw her, Sun Ting had a feeling.

The "indifference" of sister became stronger.

It was as if the whole world had nothing to do with her.

And as an employee, when the boss was in a bad mood, the only thing she could do was to talk less and do more.

So she picked up the backpack that had been prepared long ago and opened the door for Yang Mi.

The California sun was slightly dazzling.

While she squinted, Yang Mi had already walked down the stairs by herself.

Seeing this, she hurriedly followed.

Soon, a Volvo drove out of the manor and headed towards the audition location.

Not far away.

Sun Ting drove the car herself.

At the traffic light, she took a look through the rearview mirror.

Sister just sat in the back seat.

No sadness or joy.

For no reason, she thought of a sentence.

I forgot where I saw it.

It's called: Vajra's eyes are angry, Bodhisattva's eyebrows are lowered.

The appearance of the Bodhisattva's eyebrows lowered is strangely similar to my current state...or that kind of indifference.

Huh?

Why do I think so?

She blinked, quickly came back to her senses, and continued to concentrate on driving.